In photos: Bristol’s climate news – July 2025

Partners involved in the Community Climate Action Project came together to celebrate the project’s achievements so far – photo: Bristol Climate & Nature Partnership

Evrythng, the booze brand that ploughs all its profits directly back into nature restoration projects, has named Bristol its ‘spirit home’ with ten bars and restaurants stocking its drinks behind the bar – photo: Evrythng

It’s also expanded into festivals, stocking Bristol-run Shambala festival with gin and its gin, vodka and rum at Green Man and Green Gathering – photo: Evrythng

At Bristol Climate & Nature Partnership’s Climate Action Breakfast on July 16, attendees explored how organisations can reduce their transport-related emissions – photo: George Chan

Flowers make a bright display and are part of locally grown and handmade produce, preserves and plants on sale at Redcatch community garden in Knowle – photo: Mark Simmons

Growers at Lush Greens have been bringing in their bumper crops of vegetables that supply residents in south Bristol with fresh, regeneratively grown produce – photo: Mark Simmons

Redcatch community garden is also working to instil regenerative systems in their local community, encouraging people to grow, harvest, cook and preserve their own – photo: Mark Simmons

Hartcliffe City Farm runs many workshops and outdoor activity sessions for local people, including dedicated time for children to connect with nature – photo: Mark Simmons

Gaie Delap, the 78 year old climate activist that was jailed last year for her part in a Just Stop Oil protest, shared her motivations and experiences of prison with an audience at Bristol Harbour Festival – photo: Rob Browne

Mya-Rose Craig, aka BirdGirl, celebrated the ten year anniversary of her charity Black2Nature this month – photo: Mya-Rose Craig

Black2Nature takes children from minority ethnic and marginalised backgrounds out into the natural environment. The charity has expanded from Bristol into other regions and shows no signs of slowing down – photo: Oliver Edwards

Ahead of the IDLES gigs on Queen Square at the weekend, organisers have said they are building on Massive Attack’s legacy by ensuring the events are as environmentally sustainable as possible, using battery power, local suppliers and encouraging public transport use by audiences – photo: Izzy Watt

Bristol Airport Action Network (BAAN) protested outside City Hall ahead of a council meeting where the future of the airport was debated and councillors voted to oppose its expansion – photo: Rob Browne

It will be North Somerset Council that has the final ruling on whether the airport can go ahead with its proposed expansion to 15m passengers, but while they opposed the last proposed expansion to 12m the ruling was overturned by the High Court – photo: Rob Browne

More than 2,000 children from 47 primary schools across Bristol and Weston have created over 750m² of wild habitat to help butterflies and moths thrive – photo: Angus Walker

The Wild Spaces project was organised by Butterfly Conservation, a charity which is asking people to take part in the Big Butterfly Count to aid their butterfly rescue mission; for more info visit www.bigbutterflycount.org – photo: Steve Gray